Toronto

Canadian Lynx, fox, coyote and various birds prey on them, while red squirrels and Arctic ground squirrels even kill their babies – pretty much everything in the boreal forest is trying to eat a snowshoe hare.

A new research partnership between academia, industry and government will enable unmanned aerial vehicles — UAVs, also known as drones — to safely find their way back to their launch point, even if their communication or GPS navigation systems fail.

Around the world, billions of people expect clean, safe drinking water whenever they turn on a tap. Through strategic partnerships with industry and governments, Civil Engineering professors Ron Hofmann and Bob Andrews are ensuring that they get it not only today, but for decades to come.